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Kerry Burleigh

4601 Lake Boone Trail #3B
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
United States
Office Phone: 919-324-3503
http://www.SpringfieldCollaborativeDivorce.com
kerryburleigh@me.com
Member since 2010
Membership Type: IACP

Profession(s)

Lawyer, Mediator

Kerry Burleigh is a family law attorney who became a lawyer because she wanted to guide clients through a dispute by empowering them with skills and tools that would aid them in reaching durable solutions that are lasting. Ms. Burleigh is a trained mediator and is licensed to practice law in North Carolina. She received her B.A. in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Area(s) of Practice: Collaborative Law, Family Law
License(s): Licensed to practice law in North Carolina

Professional Activities

Member North Carolina Bar Association ~Member North Carolina Association of Professional Family Mediators ~Member Durham Bar Association ~Member Durham Family Bar

Undergraduate Education

University of Pennsylvania, B.A. in Psychology and minor in Spanish, rec'd 1995, cum laude

Professional Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D. with High Honors, 2006

Comments

I practice only out-of-court settlement divorce, utilizing a range of skills developed through collaborative divorce trainings and professionals from other disciplines when appropriate and possible. Divorce is a life-changing event and those going through it need counsel which helps them move forward and create a new life filled with promise, not pain. Having led divorcing parents through the trauma and non-sensical results that a litigation process normally produces, I decided that, morally and ethically, I could not continue to assist clients in an adversarial process when there is a better alternative out there. Collaborative divorce is a process I firmly believe will become the most common divorce process once the public becomes more aware of the option because it addresses the needs of the particular clients, not simply what a legislature thought a court should do to resolve issues surrounding divorce.